"What's the big deal? These monsters aren't that difficult to deal with."
After dealing with a few small Rifthounds, Kazuha's Friend started laughing heartily again.
Looking at his unreliable friend, Kaedehara Kazuha sighed slightly, "Don't underestimate them."
"Haha, you're right." Kazuha's Friend started chuckling again.
At this moment, a few Shuumatsuban soldiers approached and said gratefully:
"Thank you both for saving us. If you hadn't arrived in time, we would probably have become the lost souls under those monsters' claws. We truly don't know how to repay such kindness."
Kaedehara Kazuha shook his head, "We also received money from the Shuumatsuban to hunt down monsters, so there's no need to talk about kindness."
The soldiers exchanged glances, and the one who appeared to be the captain spoke again:
"But your skills are truly extraordinary. We fought with all our might, yet we couldn't contend with these monsters!"
Evidently, the cooperation between Kazuha and his friend had just amazed them.
After all, Rifthounds are inherently difficult monsters to deal with.
Even if they are small in stature, they are still not something ordinary people can handle.
Facing the soldier captain's praise, Kaedehara Kazuha hadn't had a chance to say anything when his goofy friend spoke up, laughing:
"Hahaha, we just seized the best timing for attack. If it weren't for your defensive line attracting their attention, Kazuha and I might not have been able to deal with them so easily."
"Huh?"
No sooner had he spoken than everyone sensed a ripple from another direction.
They turned their gaze there, only to discover... deep in the woods, several huge spatial rifts had inexplicably appeared.
Then... three or four wolf-like monsters with skeletal bodies drifted out from within.
These were also Rifthounds.
But these were medium-sized Rifthounds!
In terms of size, they were several times larger than the small ones from before!
The deterrent force they exuded was also the same!
The appearance of these medium-sized Rifthounds caused everyone present's expressions to change dramatically.
Even Kazuha's usually unreliable friend now put away the goofy smile on his face.
He stared at the medium-sized Rifthounds with a serious expression and said briefly:
"Kazuha."
Kazuha nodded telepathically, "Mhm."
Years of cooperation had long made the two of them so in sync that they could understand each other's intentions instantly.
The Shuumatsuban soldiers, however, were still bewildered, seemingly not understanding what Kazuha and his friend intended to do: "You two..."
However, Kaedehara Kazuha had no intention of explaining.
The next moment, Kaedehara Kazuha transformed into a green blur and charged into the midst of the medium-sized Rifthounds.
Then he took a deep breath, leaped high into the air, and slammed his katana down onto the ground.
Immediately, a wind vortex with immense suction force was created on the spot.
The process was actually the same as before.
First, Kaedehara Kazuha would activate Anemo element power to create a suction vortex, pulling the monsters together.
Then, Kazuha's Friend would use his lightning element power to strike them.
This was their most classic cooperative fighting style.
However... this time, the suction force of the wind vortex didn't seem to be able to pull those medium-sized Rifthounds in... perhaps its suction force wasn't strong enough to pull monsters of that size... This made Kaedehara Kazuha's face show surprise.
He had hunted a considerable number of monsters, but those that could resist his suction force were very few.
For this, Kaedehara Kazuha frowned deeply, but he reacted quickly.
He held his katana and delivered a horizontal slash towards the medium-sized Rifthounds, unleashing his most powerful strike.
However, this slash missed.
Because those medium-sized Rifthounds directly vanished into the Akasha... It could be seen that, compared to the small Rifthounds, these medium-sized ones possessed a certain degree of wisdom.
They knew how to use space to avoid attacks.
This scene made Kaedehara Kazuha's eyes widen.
But before he could even be surprised, he felt a chill from behind.
Those medium-sized Rifthounds had already emerged from the space behind Kaedehara Kazuha and were swinging their sharp claws at him!
At this moment, at such a close range, Kaedehara Kazuha had no way to dodge!
He could only widen his eyes, watching the claws get closer and closer... "Kazuha!"
At the critical moment, a figure enveloped in purple light rushed over.
Kazuha's Friend, at this crucial moment, unleashed powerful lightning element energy.
Holding his sword, he instantly arrived by Kaedehara Kazuha's side.
And with his sword, he parried the claws swung by the Rifthounds.
Clang!
After deflecting the claws, Kazuha's Friend took the opportunity to swing his sword again, striking one of the Rifthounds.
But... Clang!
Another crisp sound rang out, and Kazuha's Friend found that he was cutting into it as if it were metal, unable to penetrate in the slightest!
"How is this possible..."
He showed a surprised expression, and by the time he reacted, a wave of sharp claws had already swung towards him.
Kazuha's Friend hurriedly blocked the attack with his sword across his chest.
However, he was sent flying backward by the impact, only stopping himself by forcefully plunging his sword into the ground mid-air.
And Kaedehara Kazuha also took this opportunity to quickly distance himself from these Rifthounds.
He rushed to help his friend up.
That moment was extremely dangerous. Although Kazuha and his friend didn't suffer too much damage.
They had already fallen into a disadvantage.
By the time Kazuha and his friend reacted.
They were already surrounded by these medium-sized Rifthounds... At this point, Kazuha's Friend rarely showed a solemn expression:
"It seems we underestimated these monsters a bit. If you look closely, they seem to be watching us with playful expressions, don't they?"
"These monsters... could they already possess a low level of wisdom?"
Then, Kazuha's Friend looked at his damaged sword again, his face filled with surprise and doubt:
"And their body structure is so hard..."
That strike just now, although not his strongest, couldn't even break the defense of these medium-sized Rifthounds... This already showed how hard their bodies were!
In the distance, the soldiers watching this scene all turned pale.
In their eyes, Kazuha and his friend, who were so skilled, were now no match for those monsters.
This showed how difficult those medium-sized Rifthounds were to deal with!
The captain among the soldiers gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go help!"
Even though their equipment was now tattered and they didn't have any proper weapons, they wouldn't just stand by and watch their benefactors be attacked and killed by monsters.
However, just as they were about to rush over to help.
Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky.
Bang!
The figure landed precisely on one of the Rifthounds.
It instantly pinned the Rifthound to the ground, rendering it unable to move!
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